Valve for absorbers



Nov. 5, 1940. .1. l. BLooMHEART 2,220,673-v VALVE FOR BSORBERS Filed April` 20, 1939 Patented Nov. 5, 1940 i I A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VALVE FOR ABSORBERS John L. Bloomheart, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to Martha F. McKesson, Toledo, Ohio Application April 20, 1939, Serial No. 268,998 s claims. 01; 277-20) This invention relates to multiple port control. so that spill of gas from the chamber 8 may be This invention has utility when incorporated in by way of ports I4 as manually controlled This connection with anaesthesia, analgesia, and reexhalation passage 8 into the head 3 has exsuscitation type of gas administering machines, halation chamber section I with gravity seated 5 more especially for soda lime absorber of carbon check valve disk i6 insuring one Way or eXhala- 5 dioxide constituent from exhalations of a patient, tion flow from the passage portion 8 to the passage and especially as to the control valves therefor. portion I5.

Referring to the drawings: From the passage portion I5 there is port Il Fig. 1 is a plan View of an embodiment of the having spider I8 as a guide for stem I9 and a seat 10 invention, diagrammatic as to its association with for compression helical spring 2li about said stem 1'0 gas administering machine and connections therenormally yieldably thrusting closure 2 i away from from to a patient; seat 22 about the port ll. This stem I9 has por- Fig. 2 is aview on the line II-II, Fig. 1, showing tion 23 upwardly from the closure 2| with pivot the head and its association'with the absorber pin connection 24 (Fig. 6) to Walking beam or and rebreathing bag, parts being broken away; rocker 25 having central fulcrum pin 26 on ear 15 Fig. 3 is a plan View of the head with the cover from SCreW thread DOltOIl 27 hiVihg Stein 38 removed and control parts partially broken away; therefrom in sleeve 2S having complementary Fig. 4 is a section on the line IV-IV, Fig 3, threaded portion 3U coacting with the thread porshowing the return or exhalation passage 'to the toin 2l. This sleeve 29 is set screw anchored with head; cap or head 3l. Set screw 32 determines the limit Fig 5 is a. Sectio-n on the line V-V, Fig. 3, showof travel for this stem Z8 in the sleeve 29. This ing the inhalation passage from the head as well Cap 3| is yieldabiy heid hy Compression helioal as the features for by-passing the absorber co-n- Spring 33 as to Closure plate 34 for the head 3. nected to the head; This sleeve 29 protrudes through central boss 35 Fig. 6 is a section on the 1in@ V1 VI, Fig 3J of this plate 34 at gasket 35 limits the upward showing the multiple port control device for deposition for this nut or internally threaded portion termining the cutting in and cutting out of the 3U as rotatable With the Cap 3i relatively toI the absorber as to the inhalation passages, the valve threaded portion 27 in effecting longitudinal or closures being shown in position for placing the aXl shifting 0f this portion 27 and therewith 30 absorber in circuit; of the Walking beam or lever 25. 30

Fig. '7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, with parts The opposite end of this lever 25 from that broken away, showing the position of the control having the PiVOt Din 24 has piVOt Din 33 to-Steln device with the valve closures shifted to cut out 3`i Carrying Closure 33- The closure 2l has comdirect ilow 'into the absorber reservoir, thereby lOTESSblB disk 0n the Single side toward the Seat allowing major ow directly to by-pass the reser- 22. This closure 38 has compressible disk DOI'- 35 Voir but permitting pressure release as to any gas tiOnS 0h the upper Side tOWald Seat 39 at DOIt 40 in the absorber reservoir; and into the chamber or passage I5 isolated by a par- Fg 8 is a View similar 1-,0 Fig 7 but, with thev titon in the head from passage 4I for communicontrol device for the closures further shifted to CtiOh With the ttinar 4. This Closure or disk 40 positively cut out the reservoir and precluding 33 0n the Opposite Side tOWiTd the Seat 39 may 40 other than full by-passing of the reservoir. hiVsv the COmDieSsble DOit thereat engage seat Gas administering machine I, say for oxygen, 42 at llo-rt 43. In this port 43 s guido Spider 44 or oxygen, nitrous oxid, lor other gas as ethylene (Fg- 5) for Stern portion 45 Xed With this cloor even carbon dioxide in controllable quantities, 5111's disk 33- 45 is connected by duct to fitting 2 at head 3. From This port y43 has anchored therewith cap 46 245 this head 3 at tting 4 connection may be had to having bayonet joint connection 41 (Fig. 2) with vaporizer 5, in the event such precaution be in shell 48 having perforate bottom 49. In this conorder. This connection is such as may be left tainer, provided by the cap 46 and shell 48, is out or by-passed for direct connection tomask 3 Vcarton reservoir screen ended container 5B hav- 50 having exhalation way therefrom to fitting 'I (Fig. inga charge of responsive material hereunder, 5o 4) back to the head 3 and entering such head by say soda lime 5I, for eiiecting removal of carbon' exhalation passage 8. This passage 8 is provided dioxide from eXhalation gas as flowing through with fitting 9 having therein seat I0 which may `the po-rt I'I (Fig. 4) about the outside of the cap be closed by relier valve disk II having yieldable 46 and within receptacle or vessel 52 anchored 5 5- actuation by spring I2 as controlled by screw I3 concentrically with the head 3 and sealed there- `55? with by gasket 53 (Fig. 4). This assembly into sealing position is effected by bolts 5d (Fig. 2) from the head 3 and through ears 55 engaged by nuts 56. This chamber or receptacle 52 has lower tting 5l to which may be connected auxiliary receptacle or chamber 58 as a rebreathing bag. Accordingly, the exhalation gas, flowing by way of the port il' and between the reservoirs i8 and 52, may be to this rebreathing bag 58 Upon inhalation this gas or" exhalation may not return through the passage 8 because the check valve I6 is seated automatically. However, the inhalation effective at the itting 1i and passage 59 (Fig. 5) unseats gravity check valve disk S for opening communication with the chamber il and inducing -ow thereto from the port i3 and thereby effects a draft upward through the soda lime i in the container 5t. This means the inhalation is effective through the` foraminous bottom or openings lil of the vessel it? and the gas from exhalation is thus cleared of carbon dioxide at the inhalation draft thereof toward the passage 59.

Window fitting 6i (Fig. 4) discloses the functioning of the exhalation check valve disk i6. Window device 62 (Fig. 5) shows the functioning of the inhalation check valve disk Gil. The addition or flow rate of oxygen, nitrous oxide or such other gas or gases not from the machine I or in a diiierent proportion or independently controlled, is disclosed by device 63 (Figs. l, 2) at one side and by similar device 6&3 on the opposite side of the head 3. The cap 3l carries graduation marking notation 55, which as having transit in relation to pointer te, determines the conditions or oi'l by-passing or cutting out changing to on, fully cutting in the absorber as well as transit conditions partially therebetween. At the fully cut-out position for by-passing, it is then appropriate to replace the soda lime con- 4,0 tainer independently of shutting oir" the functioning of the gas administering machine with the patient.

There is accordingly herein provided la manual control ior direct seating valves, one lagging as 45 to the other in thrusting directly toward and from the seat or closure. This means that gas attack may be minimized in aecting the close functioning hereunder and the accuracy of control at all times.

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A valve body having a top, bottom and intermediate sides, seat means for the body at the bottom for assembly of a pair of reservoirs there- 55 with, a partition forming passages in the body parallel to and spaced from the bottom, there being two ports through the partition and two ports through the bottom, one of the ports of the partition being in opposing relation to one of the 60 ports of the bottom, an actuator on the exterior of the head at the top, and a connection from the actuator providing two valve disks for three or said ports, one of said disks being shiftable by the actuator and connection relatively to the 65 opposing ports.

2. A valve body having a top, bottom and intermediate sides, seat means for the body at the bottom for assembly of a pair of reservoirs therewith, a partition forming passages in the body 70 parallel to and spaced from the bottom, there being two ports through the partition and two ports through the bottom, one of the ports of the partition being in opposing relation to one of the ports of the bottom, an actuator on the exterior 75 of the head at the top, and a linkage connection from the actuator providing two valve disks for three of said ports, one of said disks being shiftable by the actuator and connection relatively to the opposing ports.

3. In combination, a valve body for connection to a pair of reservoirs, said body having a top, bottom and intermediate sides, two ports through the sides and two ports through the bottom, said latter ports being to the respective reservoirs, a partition forming passages in the body having three ports, check valves in the passages opening to said side ports, a valve for the third port, and an actuator for the latter valve.

4. In combination, a valve body for connection to a pair of reservoirs, said body having a top, bottom and intermediate sides, two ports through the sides and two ports through the bottom, said latter ports being to the respective reservoirs, a partition forming passages in the body having three ports, two check valves, one thereof opening to permit inward flow through the partition tothe bottom of the body and the other to permit outward flow through the partition from the bottom of the body, yan additional multiple Valve device for the third partition port and the two bottom ports, and an actuator for the device.

5. In combination, a valve body for connection to a pair of reservoirs, said body having a top, bottom and intermediate sides, two ports through the sides and two ports through the bottom, said latter ports being to the respective reservoirs, a partition forming passages in the body having three ports, two check valves, one thereof opening to permit inward flow through the partition to the bottom of the body and the other to permit outward ow thro-ugh the partition from the bottom of the body, said third port of the partition and one oi the bottom ports being in opposing relation, an additional multiple valve device for the opposing ports .and the other bottom port, and an actuator for the device.

6. In combination, a valve body for connection to a pair of reservoirs, said body having a top, bottom and intermediate sides, two ports through the sides and two ports through the bottom, said latter ports being to the respective reservoirs, a partition forming passages in the body having three ports, check valves in the passages opening to said side ports, said third port ofthe partition and one of the bottom ports being in opposing relation, an additional multiple valve device for the opposing ports and the other bottom port, a manually operable element exterior or the body, a pair of parallel valve stems in the body for the device as to the three ports, and linkage connection means from the valve stems to the element.

'l'. In-combination, a valve body for connection to a pair of reservoirs, said body having a top, bottom and intermediate sides, two ports through the sides and two ports through the bottom, said latter ports being to the respective reservoirs, a partition forming passages in the body having three ports, two check valves, one thereof opening to permit inward ow through the partition to the bottom of the body and the other to permit outward flow through the partition from the bottom of the body, said third port of the partition and one of the bottom ports being in opposing relation, an additional multiple valve device for the opposing ports and the other bottom port, a manually operable element exterior of the body, a pair of parallel valve stems n the body for the device as to the three ports, and a link between 10 to said side ports, said third port of the partition and one of the bottom ports being in opposing relation, an additionalfmultiple valve device for the opposing ports and the other bottom port, a manually operable element exterior of the body,

a, pair of parallel valve stems in the body for the 5' device as to the three ports, one of the valves of the device being yieldably connected to a stem, and a link between the stems and connected Hierefrom to be controlled by the element.

i JOI-IN L. BLOOMHEART. 10 

